Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-06-30 21:24:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AAB5A632C7E4DA3CA8C59B889069A21FE433269F8838D2E2086CBB6443D8EB9F
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Original Note:
The 35% figure appears to be made up - around 1.6 million people (5% of the workforce) are on the minimum wage as of April 2023. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7735/#:~:text=How%20many%20people%20are%20paid,of%20the%20National%20Living%20Wage. If they were using the "real living wage", it would still be around 12%, as of 2022. https://livingwage.org.uk/news/number-workers-paid-below-living-wage-projected-reach-over-5-million-next-year
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